{"id":"F2006B00499","name":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - OPERATION SPITFIRE (02/11/1999)","slug":"veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spitfire-02-11-1999","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40687,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00499-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Determination of Non-warlike Service - OPERATION SPITFIRE (02/11/1999)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nVeterans' Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\nDetermination of Non-warlike Service\n\n(OPERATION SPITFIRE)\n\n \n\n \n\nI, Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans' Affairs for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence, determine that service rendered as a member of the ADF assigned for service during any period 6 September 1999 to 19 September 1999 with OPERATION SPITFIRE in the area of operations specified below is non-warlike service for the purposes of section 5C(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act),\n\n \n\n-      The area of operations comprises East Timor and the territorial sea of Indonesia adjacent to East Timor.\n\n\n \n\n \n\nDated    2nd  November      1999\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBRUCE SCOTT\n\nMinister for Veterans' Affairs for and on\n\nbehalf of the Minister for Defence\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1600},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1999 determination establishing the classification for Operation Spitfire. The scope remains strictly limited to the specific dates (6-19 September 1999) and geographic area (East Timor and adjacent Indonesian territorial sea) as originally specified, with no expansion beyond this initial purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative paragraph with no subsections or schedules","No defined terms or interpretation section required","Simple fixed date range and geographic coordinates","Only cross-reference is to the empowering provision (section 5C(1)) in the parent Act","No exceptions, conditions or nested logic"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This legal document officially classifies military service during **Operation Spitfire** (6–19 September 1999) as **\"non-warlike service\"** under veterans' law.\n\n**Who it affects:** Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who were assigned to the operation in East Timor and surrounding Indonesian waters during this specific two-week period.\n\n**Why it matters:** The *Veterans' Entitlements Act* treats \"non-warlike service\" differently from \"warlike service\" when calculating disability compensation, pensions and healthcare benefits. This determination establishes which category applies to this deployment—setting the baseline for what financial support and medical entitlements those veterans can claim.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Dates covered:** 6 September 1999 to 19 September 1999\n- **Location:** East Timor and the adjacent Indonesian territorial sea\n- **Operation:** Spitfire (the emergency evacuation of UN personnel and vulnerable civilians from East Timor following the violence after the independence referendum)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spitfire-02-11-1999","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spitfire-02-11-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spitfire-02-11-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spitfire-02-11-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spitfire-02-11-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-act-1986-determination-of-non-warlike-service-operation-spitfire-02-11-1999/documents"}}